GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| indite | make up |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| grudging | unwilling |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |